Mythos AI threat prompts Bessent, Powell to convene bank CEOs for urgent talks

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell convened Tuesday with CEOs from major banks including Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and Goldman Sachs to discuss cybersecurity threats posed by Anthropic's Mythos AI model. Mythos identifies and exploits software vulnerabilities. Anthropic released it only to select technology and financial firms under restricted access. Regulators view AI risks as potential systemic threats.

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